Tim Manoa

Timote Taliai Manoa (born September 9, 1964) is a Tongan-born former professional football player. He played fullback for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts. He played collegiately at Penn State and was a member of both the 1986 national championship team. Manoa was born in Tonga, but at age 10 moved to Hawaii where he discovered American football. He attended Kahuku High School from grades 7 to 9 before moving to Wexford, Pennsylvania. There he attended North Allegheny High . and was heavily recruited by several top college football programs, including West Virginia, Pitt, Hawaii, and Ohio State, before selecting Penn State. He would play 3 seasons in Cleveland under Marty Schottenheimer and Bud Carson before moving on for a final season with Indianapolis.

Manoa now teaches speed training at Rocky's Personalized Training in Boardman, Ohio.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1987 CLE 12 0 23 116 5.0 35 0 1 8 8.0 8 0 1988 CLE 16 4 99 389 3.9 34 2 10 54 5.4 9 0 1989 CLE 16 15 87 289 3.3 22 3 27 241 8.9 32 2 1991 IND 9 5 27 144 5.3 44 1 2 5 2.5 5 0 53 24 236 938 4.0 44 6 40 308 7.7 32 2

Playoffs Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1987 CLE 2 0 4 10 2.5 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1988 CLE 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1989 CLE 2 0 5 11 2.2 3 1 1 8 8.0 8 0 5 0 9 21 2.3 6 1 1 8 8.0 8 0